Advent

These posts reflect on the Season of Advent as we await the coming of our Lord.

  • O Emmanuel

    O Emmanuel

    Every day from December 17 to December 23, the Church prays the O Antiphons at Vespers. The O Antiphons are beautiful texts. They date back to at least the eighth century. These texts are chanted at Vespers before and after the Magnificat. Drawn mostly from Old Testament prophetic texts, these antiphons help prepare our hearts…

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  • O King of all nations

    O King of all nations

    Every day from December 17 to December 23, the Church prays the O Antiphons at Vespers. The O Antiphons are beautiful texts that date back to at least the eighth century. These antiphons are chanted at Vespers before and after the Magnificat. Drawn mostly from Old Testament prophetic texts, these antiphons help prepare our hearts…

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  • On this final Advent weekend: The Significance of Elizabeth’s Greeting

    A reflection on an ordinary meeting that was truly extraordinary. “Elizabeth, we may say, stands for the sheer ordinariness of life, the ordinariness of life that is our most common lot, and which is at the same time its grace and its beauty.”

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  • Winter Solstice – O Dawning Day

    Every day from December 17 to December 23, the Church prays the O Antiphons at Vespers. The O Antiphons are beautiful texts that date back to at least the eighth century. These antiphons are chanted at Vespers before and after the Magnificat. Drawn mostly from Old Testament prophetic texts, these antiphons help prepare our hearts…

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  • O Key of David

    O Key of David

    Every day from December 17 to December 23, the Church prays the O Antiphons at Vespers. The O Antiphons are beautiful texts that date back to at least the eighth century. They are chanted at Vespers before and after the Magnificat. Drawn mostly from Old Testament prophetic texts, these antiphons help prepare our hearts to…

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